From lost rain to lasting water: how Maasai communities in Kenya are restoring degraded rangelandIn Kenya’s drought-prone Kajiado County, a community is capturing rain, recharging groundwater, and regenerating a landscape to grow year-round food and raise livestock. Aug 20 26August 20, 2026Article at g20land.org
After a cyclone destroyed his family’s farm, getting climate data to Bangladesh smallholders became his missionThe year 2024 was pivotal for the Global Land Initiative. Land degradation and restoration remained prominent on the global policy agenda throughout. Aug 20 26August 20, 2026Article at g20land.org
In Honduras, new farms flourish where slash-and-burn once left ashesBy replacing slash-and-burn agriculture with nitrogen-fixing trees, a low-cost farming model restores degraded land, boosts yields, and offers a regional blueprint for rainforest conservation. Aug 20 26August 20, 2026Article at g20land.org
Brazil’s Instituto Terra: How a devastated ranch became a rainforest againSebastião Salgado’s family transformed a barren cattle ranch into a thriving Atlantic Forest — a living example of what regeneration can achieve in a world facing desertification. Aug 20 26August 20, 2026Article at g20land.org
Cambodia: ID Cards Open Doors for Migrants in Phnom Penh | Cities AllianceA project that helps migrants obtain identity cards is unlocking access to work, healthcare, and civic rights for low-income residents in Phnom Penh. Funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the initiative is improving lives in Oct 21 25October 21, 2025Article at citiesalliance.org
Uganda: Leaving Camps, Refugees Build a New Life in Uganda Towns | Cities AllianceWhen the food began to run out, Solage Manamu knew she couldn’t stay. For years, she had lived in a refugee settlement in northern Uganda with her six children, surviving on shrinking food rations. Eventually, the supplies stopped altogether. While Jun 20 25June 20, 2025Article at citiesalliance.org
Costa Rican trail opens a path to cash for nature and peopleWhat’s the context? The Camino de Costa Rica coast-to-coast route provides rural people with an income - and a stake in protecting nature TSIOBATA, Costa Rica - A clatter of bird call erupts and a few berries fall from the forest canopy high… Jan 25 23January 25, 2023Article at Reuters
Returned refugees break ground at South Sudan farm cooperativeLooking to build a secure future, returning refugees are working alongside local residents to turn a 250-acre plot of bushland into a productive farm. Farmer Alice Ayo Matata, 30, takes a break from clearing land at the Can-Coya farming collective,… Oct 27 22October 27, 2022Article at UNHCR
Weary of men’s wars, South Sudan’s women risk all for peaceTheir sons and brothers got caught up in the bush wars roiling the world’s youngest country, so the women decided to bring them home. 'Women for Peace' is an independent community group that is leading peace building efforts in Eastern Equatoria,… Oct 19 22October 19, 2022Article at UNHCR
Helping to secure a future, one National ID card at a timeRefugees returning to remote areas of South Sudan often struggle to get vital nationality documents. So UNHCR is taking the registration process to them. Farmer Juma Alzen Sebil ran for his life when gunmen attacked his hometown in 2016, shooting… Sep 29 22September 29, 2022Article at UNHCR
Mortar blast highlights the deadly legacy of war in South SudanPain, anguish and a search for answers as an explosion kills four refugee boys in Maban County, where decades of conflict have left a cache of unexploded ordnance. Bunj, SOUTH SUDAN – Their schoolwork done, the group of boys aged 12 to 14 set ou Jun 09 22June 09, 2022Article at UNHCR
Expelled asylum seekers ‘crying out for help’ in northern MexicoRemoved from the United States, asylum-seekers fear for their safety in northern Mexico and deadly violence if they return to their Central American homelands. Honduran mother Ana, 27, holds her three-year-old daughter in her arms at a makeshift… Jul 12 21July 12, 2021Article at UNHCR
‘It’s a wonderful job, but I’d love not to do it’UNHCR has more than 17,300 staff, most of whom are based in the field. Meet Kristin Riis Halvorsen, who runs operations in southern Mexico. Name: Kristin Riis Halvorsen, 43, from Norway. Why did you become an aid worker? For as long as I can remember… May 27 21May 27, 2021Article at UNHCR
Refugees find safety and a new life in MexicoIn Saltillo, a manufacturing boomtown in northern Mexico, companies are hiring again as lockdowns ease, and Salvadoran cab driver Alberto Rivas* saw an opportunity. He bought a taxi and worked long hours to shuttle residents around the city where Dec 10 24December 10, 2024Article at UNHCR
‘I’m not going to hide what I am anymore’When a criminal gang targeted Ana and Paula’s* teenage daughter and son, the family ran for their lives. An LGBTI couple who fled violence in Latin America, walk hand in hand down the streets of their new home, Geneva, Switzerland. © UNHCR/Mark… May 17 21May 17, 2021Article at UNHCR
‘They killed my husband. If I’d stayed, they would have killed me too’Deadly gang violence is driving record numbers of women, children and even entire families to flee the North of Central America to seek refuge in Mexico. A Salvadoran mother and two young children pictured at a UNHCR registration centre in southern… Apr 13 21April 13, 2021Article at UNHCR
Historic forum yields pledges of jobs, education for refugeesFirst-ever Global Refugee Forum wraps up with over 770 pledges to boost opportunities for refugees and their hosts. A historic meeting in Geneva wrapped up today with wide-ranging and substantial commitments to help millions of refugees and the… Dec 18 19December 18, 2019Article at UNHCR
Brazil makes dream of belonging come true for stateless activistMaha Mamo receives word of her naturalization at a surprise ceremony in Geneva, ending nightmare of statelessness shared by millions worldwide. Formerly stateless activist Maha Mamo photographed after receiving her Brazilian citizenship at the Palais… Oct 04 18October 04, 2018Article at UNHCR
‘You can’t always save a life, but you can give comfort’Name: Taimur Hasan, 50, from Bangladesh. Job title: Public Health Officer. Fifteen years with UNHCR, working in Bangladesh and Nepal, and on emergency assignment in Iraq. Why did you become an aid worker? As a doctor, my primary goal is to help… Aug 22 18August 22, 2018Article at UNHCR
More international support needed for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, say UN and World Bank chiefsUN Secretary-General António Guterres urges donors to “step up to the plate,” as Jim Yong Kim says World Bank stands in solidarity with refugees. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, UN… Jul 02 18July 02, 2018Article at UNHCR
